The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-27
A NEW fHEATER TO BE BUILT.
A Tragedy i'm Which IA Gay LO-
thariO Loses His Life.
An Attempt to Decos Young Girl to Ruin FoiIed-
School charlottesville Druggist
Meet-visitors from jerusalem.

Burbridge this morning to your cores
pondent, as he drew from his desk a roll
of paper.
Where will you build it,"
AT present we are undecided. 1t
lays between two places: The old site
or on the site of the present establish
ment owned by the Burbridge Grocery
Company. i think the chances are de
cidedly in favor of it being put up on the
latter place
Why"
Because don't think that Mr.. Astor
will be willing to extend the lease to
twenty years at the same figures and the
stockholders, that are to be, do not seem
willing to put up a building unless they
get it for that length of time. We are, how
ever-willing to wait until the last of this
week for reply before we finally make
up our minds"
THE PLAN.
Anyhow, this is to be the plan of the
new building if we put it up at the cor
ner OF Forsyth and Ocean streets" con-
tinued the manager. exhibiting the plan.
The lower part of the building will be
constructed by Col. j. q. Burbridge, who
will have the lower portion divided into
stores. This portion will be so built that
the theater may be safely constructed on
its top. The entrance will be on Forsyth
street, and a flight of stairs will lead up
into the entrance of the theater, which
will be sixty-five feet wide and fifty
seven feet deep, with boxes on each side.
THE STAGE.
''The stage will be 35 feet by 35 feet,
and the entrance to the stage for the
actors will be on Ocean street. The stage
will be amply large for any company
coming to this city, and the wings will
be so built that the scenery can be well
provided for.
ITO the right of the theater proper
and facing Ocean street, will be large
room 60 feet deep and 35 feet wide
which will be the very room for the
Board of Trade, in fact it will be built
for this purpose. Upstairs over this
room will be lodge rooms.
The theater will have a gallery and
will be a perfect model of house.
TWENTY THOSAND DOLLARS
is what it is expected to cost; at least at
an informal meeting of the gentlemel
who are willing to be stockholders, this
was about the amount agreed upon. l
think for that sum quite little gem of a
theater can be built and one of which
our people need not be ashamed. but
must not tell anything more now, and
fear have already told you too much, :"
and with this closing remark, the ener-
getic young theater manager buttoned
up his lips and refused to open them
again ON this subject.
ATTEMPTED DEvILTRY FOILED.
About six months ago there arrived in
this city two handsome girls from Phila-
delphia, and they took up their abode in
one of the suburbs of the city and
mingled with the best society of that
section.
After a while rumors leaked out that
the girls were not as nice as they might
be, so the cold shoulder was given them
by their acquaintance, so finally they
left and went to another suburb.
Here again they got in with the best
people, and by being very guarded they
succeeded in palming themselves off as
being very respectable, and with certain
young ladies became quite popular, es-
pecially as the Philadelphians were very
entertaining and one of the two was an
accomplished musician.
One of the most frequent visitors at
enteen years of age, who is very highly
connected in this city. On last Satur-
day this young lady was seen walking
with these two women towards the Way
cross depot by gentleman who is in the
employ of one of the largest firms on
Bay street, and who knew the repu-
tation of the two Philidelphians. Sus-
pecting that something was wrong, the
gentleman followed and met the young
girl in the ladies' waiting room. Here
she informed him that she was going
away with her two Northern friends,
then told her who they We're.
The information which he impaired
was sufficiently convincing, and, horri-
fled at what might have been her fate,
she readily consented to leave the two
heartless women who were bent on blast
ing her young life forever. Quite a
scene ensued when the young man at
tempted to take the girl away, but by
his threatening to publicly expose them,
he was able to leave without further
trouble. The young lady then went
home to her folks much wiser girl than
when she left them
SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS.
This is now quite an epoch in the his
tory of the school children in this city.
The examination term is now in ses-
sion at all the schools in the city, and
every morning the little students can be
seen eagerly discussing the questions of
yesterday and what the probabilities WI
be to-day.
The closing exercises of the grammc
and graded schools will take place one
week from tomorrow, viz, June 3, ard
Senator Pasco has been invited to attend
on that occasion, and it is very probable
re will accept. The high school viii
hold their commencement exercises on
June 6, and, owing to the destruction of
the Park Theater, the Ocean Street Pres
byterian Church has been selected for
the OCCASION
The graduating class, this year. VIII
consist of ten pupils.
ANOTHER TRAGEDY.
At the corner Of Pine and State streets